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Breaking Into Consulting from a Non-Traditional Background

Tom Spencer

Traditionally, consultants come from backgrounds in finance, strategy, economics, or business management. Top firms tend to recruit graduates from target business schools, and the industry is notoriously quantitative and analytical.

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Breaking into Consulting as a Non-Business Student

Tom Spencer

One of my biggest fears when I first gained an interest in consulting was that I was simply ineligible as a non-business student. Breaking into the consulting industry with a non-business degree can be challenging as a sizeable portion of hires are from top business schools, but non-business hires are on the rise.

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3 ways financial advisory consulting bests strategy consulting

Management Consulted

In our last post, we discussed 5 major differences between 2 prominent types of consulting. From the variety of work and access to C-level executives to the wide array of exit opportunities, strategy operations consulting far surpassed financial advisory consulting as our recommended career to pursue. Missed part one?

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Dinged From MBB Consulting Firms – Now What?

Management Consulted

If you’re new to consulting, it won’t take you long to discover that MBB firms are insanely competitive. If you are an undergrad who has been turned down for a summer internship at MBB, going in to finance is your next best bet. Your next option should be to land a position in a boutique consulting firm.

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2 Years of Networking Results in Consulting Job at PwC

Management Consulted

” Here is one we got recently from John: A few months ago, I wrote you for advice in regards to resources I could use to prep for interviews in consulting. When and how did you decide you were interested in consulting? I then took another internship in finance with Merrill Lynch.

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6 Ways You Can Prepare for Consulting Right Now

Management Consulted

Have you missed the undergraduate recruitment window? The consulting industry is one of the most competitive on the planet, and there’s no shame in falling a little short this time. So without further ado, we offer some tips on how to prepare for consulting right now. 3) Network into a boutique consulting firm.

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How to start THINKING like a Consultant

Tom Spencer

I vividly remember the last consulting interview during first-year MBA recruiting season. The recruiting coordinator mentioned she’d get back to me by the end of the day. I decided I wouldn’t get the call that night, but kept my hopes up that the recruitment team was tired and still deciding between candidates.